Kicks specified user off a given channel. Only channel operators are privileged to use this command. Channel operator privileges can be given to other users of channel using:
mode <channel> +o
and taken away with:
mode <channel> -o
KICK * <user> is just like the first usage but it always specifies
the current channel. So
KICK * idiot
will kick 'idiot' off your current active channel.
kick can be very effective if used in a combination with
mode #channel +i
and possibly
mode #channel +b.
First line of defense should be ignore and kick then then the
channel can be made invite only, and if all else fails a person
can be banned from the channel.
The <comment> is to supply some reason for the kick to the user
affected as well as to other people on your channel.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Be careful with your use of KICK and MODE #channel -o as they can throw the network permanently out of sync. This generally occurs when two people are bickering about channel op status and de-op each other. This generates 'Fake MODE' notices which are an indication that something is wrong. The best way to avoid this is to not use ON and MODE together.